Carbery’s Maeve Cuinnea, Lauren McCarthy and Aoife McCarthy claimed victory in the girls’ section of the Ból Chumann na hÉireann under-age county team finals at Castletown, while the Templemartin trio of Tadhg, Sean and Kieran Hickey won the boys’ competition.

In championship action, Sean Murphy won his Junior A score after defeating Noel O’Donovan at Ballinacurra, while Newcestown’s Ger O’Driscoll secured a trap-to-line win over John A. Murphy in the mid Cork junior B championship at Castletown.

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The Hickey Brothers, Tadhg, Sean & Kieran from Templemartin took the top spot in the Ból Chumann Na hÉireann under-age county team finals at Castletown, carding a score of 1507.5 mt. Gaeltacht’s, Andrew O’Callaghan, Eoghan Kelly & Bobby O’Brien with a score of 1503 mt took second position and West Cork’s, Eoghan Hickey, Adam Harrington & Donnacha McCarthy filled third place with 1462.8 mt. In the girl’s results Carbery’s Maeve Cuinnea, Lauren & Aoife McCarthy with a score of 1518mt came in ahead of West Cork’s Alison McCarthy, Grace O’Sullivan & Iona McCarthy with 1473.8 mt with Gaeltacht Naomi Scannell, Roby O’Brien & Lily McDonagh in third place with 1381.7 mt. John Kelleher was on hand to present the winning shields to both winning teams in memory of his brother Denis.

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Two mid Cork players Sean Murphy and Noel O’Donovan contested a (Mid-North-Gaeltacht) Junior A championship score at Ballinacurra, playing for a total stake of €4,400. After three each to Brinny cross Murphy had fifteen meters of odds, he got a huge third from back of the level crossing. O’Donovan was back in front after two more to Foley’s. Murphy casted his sixth way out and got a huge bowl back of the nooks that O’Donovan only beat by five meters in two. O’Donovan kept it under the bowl to the hurling alley. Murphy got a huge tenth past the bridge and Innishannon cross to the silvery gates that O’Donovan missed in two shots to go two bowls of odds down. Murphy continued to pile on the odds when he went full sight for the straight, O’Donovan well back of the Junior C line and Murphy played another big bowl up the straight to progress to the next round. Jim Coffey and Eoin McCarthy had one win each, Coffey won the first for €3,000 a-side and Eoin the second for €1,600 a-side.

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TRAP-LINE WIN FOR O'DRISCOLL AT CASTLETOWN

At Castletown in a mid Cork Junior B championship score Newcestown's Ger O’Driscoll was a trap to line winner over John A.Murphy, playing for a total stake of €4,500. A huge opening bowl from O’Driscoll to Spillane’s entrance that Murphy beat by twenty five meters in two shots. Two more very impressive shots from O’Driscoll to Rory’s house but Murphy was not letting the bowl up, lining a couple of good bowls up the hill. After two more from O’Driscoll to Kennagh pub he raised the bowl and big odds. A poor seventh from Murphy and he was now almost two bowls down. Three great bowls up the rising road to Pyne’s corner for O’Driscoll where Murphy was keeping the odds to a bowl. O’Driscoll missed sight for the netting and Murphy went sight with the aid of a rub. At the black gates Murphy had the odds back to a bowl and ten meters. Two massive shots from O’Driscoll out to Forshin’s cross where he raised two bowls of odds. With only three shots to go there was no way back for Murphy. In a return score Michael Desmond beat Mike Casey by one bowl for €1,400 a-side.